MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs have entered into talks to buy non-league Salford City FC. Shinji Kagawa has insisted he is to blame for a lack of action at Manchester United after admitting he has not played well enough to get in the team. Clubs are queueing up to sign Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic as he enters the final six months of his contract with Inter Milan, Juventus and Monaco linked. Plans for a huge extension to the Etihad Stadium are set to get the go-ahead as Manchester City look to extend the capacity to 62,170. Portos Fernando is prepared to sacrifice his World Cup dream in order to join Manchester City in the summer. LONDON EVENING STANDARD Ian Holloway admitted he lost the dressing room at Crystal Palace but Danny Shittu says the Millwall manager has already won over his new players. Chelsea striker Fernando Torres is back in training ahead of schedule. Mark Noble has backed West Ham to overcome the blow of losing Andy Carroll to suspension and secure back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since 2012. Harry Redknapp hopes top scorer Charlie Austin can still play a part in QPRs promotion bid. Patrick van Aanholt has met manager Jose Mourinho to discuss his future at Chelsea. Tottenham have been handed a double boost ahead of Sundays crunch Premier League clash with Everton with Mousa Dembele and Andros Townsend in contention after injury lay-offs. Swansea defender Chico Flores has hit back at West Ham fans for failing to recognise the aggression which earned Andy Carroll a red card, saying they should be more concerned with their teams ugly style of football. THE CHRONICLE Shola Ameobi has insisted that Newcastle players have not lost focus after a week of political unrest at St James Park. Alan Shearer believes Alan Pardew should be handed the power to appoint a new director of football at Newcastle. Gus Poyet will allow £4m-man Nacho Scocco to find his feet rather than rush him straight into Sunderlands starting line-up. Liam Bridcutt is looking forward to following his derby debut with his first home outing at the Stadium of Light when Hull City visit Wearside. LIVERPOOL ECHO South Yorkshire police force has applied for a Government grant to pay for significant costs of the Hillsborough inquests. Arsene Wenger says he has no plans to bid again for Luis Suarez, while admitting his big respect for Liverpool fans. Roberto Martinez has hailed the reliability of Evertons unsung hero James McCarthy. Everton will freeze season ticket prices for all junior schoolchildren at £5 per game for the third season in a row. THE JOURNAL Cheick Tiote believes Luuk de Jong can bring much- needed goals to Newcastle, but has stressed there is more to his game. Connor Wickhams short-term future will not be resolved until Sunderland answer questions about Steven Fletchers fitness and Ignacio Scoccos form. BIRMINGHAM MAIL Jores Okore is ahead of schedule with his injury recovery and could be back next month for Aston Villa. Grant Holt is desperate to score in front of the Holte End during his loan spell at Villa. Peter Pannu has insisted that Birmingham are still talking to interested parties about the potential sale of the club. Former Villa and West Brom striker Luke Moore is set to sign for Chivas USA in the MLS. THE SENTINEL Kenwyne Jones insists he did nothing wrong by refusing to play for Stoke. Charlie Adams first goal against Manchester United last week has been ruled as a Michael Carrick own goal by the Premier League. Stoke are bottom of a Premier League fair play table which has been updated this lunchtime. NEWHAM RECORDER Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel has praised Tim Sherwood and says the players are enjoying life under their new head coach. Cesc Fabregas says it would be amazing if Arsenal could end their trophy drought this season by winning the Premier League title. FULHAM CHRONICLE QPR fear Matty Phillips may be out for the season. Gary Cahill has warned that Chelsea can undo all the good work of their Monday masterclass if they approach this weekends Newcastle match with too much complacency. Brede Hangeland insists Fulhams squad have got the stomach for a relegation fight. SOUTH WALES EVENING POST Michael Laudrup is taking legal advice after being sacked by Swansea and claims the club have refused to let him visit the training ground to say goodbye to his squad. Roberto Martinez says Garry Monk is absolutely perfect for Swansea. PINK UN Nathan Redmond has revealed he is aspiring to be better than Norwich Citys fellow wingers. DAILY ECHO Mauricio Pochettino must decide whether to start with Victor Wanyama or Jack Cork in midfield alongside Morgan Schneiderlin this weekend against Stoke. HULL DAILY MAIL The East Riding FA has dented Hull City owner Assem Allams plans to change the clubs name to Hull Tigers after voting emphatically against the proposal. YORKSHIRE EVENING POST Andrew Flowers last night withdrew from the battle to buy Leeds United, strengthening Massimo Cellinos claim to a majority stake in the Elland Road club. Yeovil are fighting to save Saturdays clash with Leeds from postponement as heavy rain and high winds continue to hammer the south west of England. LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH Ben Mee insists it is credit to deadly duo Danny Ings and Sam Vokes that Burnley have not missed Charlie Austin this season. Blackburn managing director Derek Shaw has branded the clubs dealings in the January transfer window a success. WIGAN EVENING POST Uwe Rosler wants Ivan Ramis to underline his professionalism and put a shift in on his Wigan Athletic return. THE STAR Nigel Clough got his FA Cup fifth round dream draw when Nottingham Forest beat Preston in their fourth round replay at Deepdale last night. EVENING TIMES Neil Lennon has warned his Celtic stars their remarkable run will come to an end if they take their eye off the ball this weekend. Lennon has hailed Fraser Forster as one of Celtics greatest-ever keepers. Efe Ambrose is confident Celtic can achieve great things this season as they set their sights on a league and cup double. Rangers supporters have expressed serious doubts an ambitious fan ownership scheme being spearheaded by a splinter group will succeed. THE SCOTSMAN Dundees new manager Paul Hartley, and chief executive, Scot Gardiner, both shot down conspiracy theories claiming that the former Scotland international had already been lined up to replace John Brown before the manager exited Dens Park earlier this week. Darren Fletcher has stressed that he wishes to return to the Scotland team on merit as he moves closer to an international comeback against Poland in Warsaw next month. Police have launched an investigation into allegations of abuse directed at Celtic manager Neil Lennon during a League Cup semi-final at Tynecastle stadiu
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